Karel Krautgartner (July 20, 1922 – September 20, 1982) was a Czech jazz and classical clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, composer, conductor and teacher.

He began to study clarinet on private basis with Stanislav Krtička (a notable Czech clarinetist of the first half of 20th century, he performed demanding part of the Concertino by Leoš Janáček at composer's request at the festival of contemporary music in Frankfurt am Main in 1926).

In 1943 he gradually created Dixie Club and started to arrange in the Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller styles.

Krautgartner achieved a privileged position as the leader of saxophone section and started to contribute with his own compositions.

Jazz Classical Karel Krautgartner: Případ ještě nekončí CD (Sleeve note) Praha, RADIOSERVIS.